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Job 32
Job 32
English God's Word - GW 1995
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These three men stopped answering Job because Job thought he was righteous.
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Then Elihu, son of Barachel, a descendant of Buz from the family of Ram, became very angry with Job because Job thought he was more righteous than God.
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Elihu was also very angry with Job's three friends because they had found no answer. They made it look as if God were wrong.
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Elihu waited as they spoke to Job because they were older than he was.
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When Elihu saw that the three men had no further responses, he became very angry.
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So Elihu, son of Barachel, the descendant of Buz, replied {to Job}, "I am young, and you are old. That's why I refrained from speaking and was afraid to tell you what I know.
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I thought, 'Age should speak, and experience should teach wisdom.'
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However, there is in humans a Spirit, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
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People do not become wise merely because they live long. They don't understand what justice is merely because they're old.
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"That is why I say, 'Listen to me! Let me tell you what I know.'
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I waited for you to speak. I listened for you to share your understanding until you could find the right words.
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I've paid close attention to you, but none of you refuted Job. None of you has an answer to what he says.
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So don't say, 'We've found wisdom. Let God, not humans, defeat him.'
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Job did not choose his words to refute me, so I won't answer him with your speeches.
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"Job's friends have been overwhelmed and don't have any more answers. They don't have another word to say.
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Should I wait because they don't speak, because they stand there and don't have any more answers?
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"I'll give my answer. I'll tell you what I know.
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I'm full of words. The Spirit within me forces me {to speak}.
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My belly is like {a bottle of} wine that has not been opened, like new wineskins that are ready to burst.
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I must speak to get relief. I must open my mouth and answer.
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I won't be partial toward anyone or flatter anyone.
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I don't know how to flatter. If I did, my maker would soon carry me away.
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